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Infamous Second Son: Powerful
The lively Second Son clearly has ambitions to be more serious than the PlayStation 3 Infamous games.
Friday Question: Which recent games should get HD next-gen re-releases?
So far Tomb Raider is the only game from last generation to get an upgraded re-release on PS4 and XBox One, but more could follow.
Your Turn: March winner
A new month has begun, and another of our reader-submitted articles has won a PS Vita.
Your Turn: The descent - a dark soul in Melbourne Central
In another of his hilarious "gaming in real life" articles, today Screen Play reader Andrew Masters tells a harrowing tale of survival in an urban shopping centre.
Aussies get Hearthstone iOS before the rest of the world
Blizzard's free-to-play Warcraft-themed card card is available for iPad right now in Australia and New Zealand.
This year's best video game related April Fool gags
Screen Play did not get into the spirit of April Fool's Day this year, but a lot of news sites and game publishers did.
Infamous Second Son: The next generation is starting to deliver
Infamous: Second Son has some problems, but it has finally given us a peek at how the next generation of consoles might enhance our gaming.
The necessity of failure: Gaming as a metaphor for learning and living
Failure is not just inevitable, but essential. Today, DexX notes a parallel between how we play games and how we live.
Friday Question: What are your most impressive failures?
Share your stories of your most hilarious and embarrassing failures in video gaming, and win a prize!
Caption This! #17
Infamous Second Son is out, this year's first big exclusive for the PlayStation 4. Let's make jokes about it.
Death and zen: Enjoying frustration and laughing at failure in Dark Souls II.
Dark Souls II is not a game that reveals itself all at once, but a complex knot that must be teased out patiently.
Building characters in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Diablo III expansion Reaper of Souls has arrived this week, and DexX had an opportunity to talk to its lead character artist.
Luftrausers: Fly, shoot, die, repeat
Luftrausers, from popular Dutch indie studio Vlambeer, offers intense, bite-sized gaming that keeps you saying "one more game!"
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Titanfall: Massive fun
Titanfall couldn't possibly live up to expectations, but that doesn't mean it isn't brilliant fun.
Three Aussie women nominated for international game award
Every year at GDC, Microsoft gives their Women In Gaming awards. This year, three Australians have been nominated.
Caption This! #16
DexX has been playing, eating, drinking, and sleeping Dark Souls II for a week now, so that's what we're captioning today.
Friday Question: How much do game classifications affect your purchases?
Australia has now had an adults-only video game rating for over a year now. Has it affected your playing habits?
Former THQ executive reveals fate of lost games
While games like South Park and Saint's Row found new homes after THQ's closure, some weren't so lucky. Now an ex-THQ executive has spilled the beans.
Drawbacks of online-only gaming shown by Titanfall failure
Online gaming is big business, but as the ongoing issues Optus customers are having with Titanfall proves, online-only has some serious drawbacks.
